The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-21
THE UNION BRIDGE
AND OTHER THINGS OF INTEREST
Considered by tho Chamber OF Commerce
Last Evenirg-An Excellent Committee <
Appointed on tho Dtidge.-A Now
Chamber. Wanted for tho nody.

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lng Chamber Of Commerce, which failed
to secure quorum at tho time Of the reg.
ular meeting last Thursday evening, was
held last night In the hall Of the body on
Main street. The attendance was in
striking contrast to that Of Thursday
night. Tho members began pouring In
OF pretty carly hour, and when the roll
was called there were thlrty.sight MON.
bers present, and later ten or twelve other
members came In. There were besides
number Of prominent outsiders at tho
meeting, attracted no doub! BY inteyea. in
the Union railroad bridge scheme. Among
the etrangors in the chamber were Major
Il. G. Flosher, OF Jackson county, and A.
B. Paul, Of Hopsdsle, Ohio. State Sena.
tor Somerville aud County Commissioners
Gruse and Stein were also there. r.'%-sf
DR.. T. II. Logan, the President OF the
Chamber, called the meeting to order, and
Secretary Hazlett read the minutes oil
meetings held since the lost reading Of
minutes. In this connection tho letter Of
President Cleveland expreseing his regret
that the cannot accept the Chambe,'s In.
vi!ation to visit Wheeling this fall, IVES
also read. Tho report Of W. B. Simpson,
W. A. Wilson and II. p. McGregor, the
committee appointed 10 audit tho accounts
Of the Secretary and Treasurer, was read,
The committee found the accounts In good
shape, and their report gas approved and
filed. 81, ri, arl 5.EEi,
Secretary Hazlett presented a letter from
Mr.. Tapping, Of the E:na Iron and Steel
Company, encloaing one from the Fowler
vile IN. W Nut and Bolt Works, whose
works were recently burned down and
which eeeka a new location. The Secre.
tary alec reported that he had answered
the letter, presenting Wheeling's advant-
ages as manufacturing eite.
Colonel A. ]. Sweeney offered the fol-
lowing:
Resotred, That committee Of six, Of
which the President shall be a member,
be appointed on behalf Of the Chamber to
confer with the aimiRr committees already
appointed by tho Board OF County Com.
miaaionera and City Council in relation to
the construction Of a railroad and passen.
ger bridge ACROSS the river ut the upper
end Of the city.
Mr., Walter Bell moved the adoption Of
the resolution and MIR. NJ. Reilly seconded
the motion.
In answer to an inquiry by Hon. N. B.
Scott, Colonel Sweeney explained that by
passenger bridge be meant bridge for
wagons and foot passengers SO we'll ss for
railroad psssengcrs. He dwelt on the 3D.
vantage which such bridge would be to
the community, ind especially to the
Wholesale trade between here and hlar-
tins Ferry.
The lepolntioa was unanimously
adopted.
President Logan appointed as the mem.
bers OF this committee MeBsls. A. J.
Sweeney, F. ]. Hearne. n. B.'scott, N. Z.
Whitaker and Thomas O'BlieD, who With
the President made ak.
Before adjourning Dr.. Logan took oc.
casion to exnort the members 10 be more
faithful in attendance. The experience
of the past year, he thought, had ehown
tho value OF such al organization. While |
not oil had been done that WAC desirable
10 do, enough prosreBs had bsen made
toward that end to justify the trouble and
expense taken to organize and keep alive
the body.
MI. Sweeney thought that Thursday !
night WAS a bad meeting night, and that |
the location OF the room was bad. He |
suggested also room open all day a1d
supplied with reading matter, stationery,
etc. He moved that President Logan,
Secretary Haziett and MIR. Henry Bser be
appointed committee to inquire il bot. |
ter room could not bs obtained. /!
Mr.. n. Reilly seconded his motion and
concurred in his remarks.
The motion WIS adopted.
The Chamber then adjourned.